SAN FRANCISCO -- A man convicted of beating a San Francisco grandmother who later died is facing life in prison, a judge said Tuesday.

Lurie became the city’s 46th elected leader and a rarity in San Francisco, a first-time politician rather than a veteran of the city’s rambunctious and often self-involved political class.

San Francisco's Civic Center BART station was evacuated and closed on Tuesday because of an equipment problem and subsequent fire, officials said.

A person died after San Francisco police said they responded to a burglary report Sunday afternoon. Around 3 p.m., police said they responded to the 200 block of Granada Avenue after receiving a report of a burglary at a home.

A Cleveland Guardians veteran looks set to switch Progressive Field for the Bay Area, according to reports. After recovering from shoulder and knee surgery, the 29-year-old veteran will leave the Guardians outfit,

What began as a routine response to a burglary call in San Francisco’s Ingleside neighborhood escalated into a homicide case on Sunday after officers discovered an injured adult at the scene, police confirmed to SFGATE.

If the 49ers make the playoffs McCaffrey might start to feel the effects of the 400-plus touches he’s on pace for, but that’s a concern for down the road.

Saikat Chakrabarti, the progressive candidate running for Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) House seat, could be in hot water after claiming that a Maryland home is his principal residence while actually living across the country in San Francisco.